2018 Commonwealth Games Parade of Nations

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During the Parade of Nations at the 2018 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony, held on 4 April 2018, 71 athletes bearing the flags of their respective nations led their national delegations as they paraded into Carrara Stadium in the host city of Gold Coast, Australia.

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Parade order

Following tradition, the host of the previous games, Scotland enters first, followed by the rest of the European countries competing. [1] [2] Following this, all countries parade in alphabetical order from their respective regions. After the European countries enter, countries from Africa, the Americas, Asia, the Caribbean, and lastly Oceania march in. [3] The host nation of Australia enters last. Each nation was preceded by a placard bearer carrying a sign with the country's name.

A total of 39 male athletes carried their nation's flag, while 32 females did the same. Athletics was the most represented sport among the flag bearers, with 24 nations being led by track and field athletes. [4]

Countries and flag bearers

Below is a list of parading countries and their announced flag bearer, in the same order as the parade. This is sortable by country name, flag bearer's name, or flag bearer's sport. Names are given in the form officially designated by the CGF.

OrderNationFlag bearerSport
1Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Eilidh Doyle [5] Athletics
2Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus Georgios Achilleos [3] Shooting
3Flag of England.svg  England Alistair Brownlee [6] Triathlon
4Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar Jonathan Patron [7] Shooting
5Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey Matthew Guille [8] Shooting
6Flag of the Isle of Man.svg  Isle of Man Jake Kelly [9] Cycling
7Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey Dan Halksworth [10] Cycling
8Flag of Malta.svg  Malta Gary Giordimaina [11] [12] Wrestling
9Ulster banner.svg  Northern Ireland Caroline O’Hanlon [13] Netball
10Flag of Wales 2.svg  Wales Jazz Carlin [14] Swimming
11Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana Nijel Amos [3] Athletics
12Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon Clotilde Essiane [3] Boxing
13Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana Abdul Omar [15] Boxing
14Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Elijah Manangoi [16] Athletics
15Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho Phetetso Monese [3] Cycling
16Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi Joyce Mvula [17] Netball
17Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius Rhikesh Taucoory [3] Table tennis
18Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique Jenito Guezane [3] Athletics
19Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia Ananias Shikongo [18] Para athletics
20Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Blessing Okagbare [19] Athletics
21Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda Salome Nyirarukundo [20] Athletics
22Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles Dylan Sicobo [21] Athletics
23Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone Hafsatu Kamara [3] Athletics
24Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Caster Semenya [22] Athletics
25Flag of Swaziland.svg  Swaziland Thabiso Dlamini [3] Boxing
26Flag of The Gambia.svg  The Gambia Ola Buwaro [3] Athletics
27Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda Peace Proscovia [23] Netball
28Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania Masoud Mtalaso [3] Table tennis
29Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia Kelvin Ndhlovu [24] Squash
30Flag of Belize (1981-2019).svg  Belize Alicia Thompson [25] Cycling
31Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda Tyler Smith [26] Triathlon
32Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Meaghan Benfeito [27] [28] Diving
33Flag of the Falkland Islands.svg  Falkland Islands Graham Didlick [3] Shooting
34Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana Troy Doris [3] Athletics
35Flag of Saint Helena.svg  Saint Helena Ben Dillon [3] Swimming
36Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas Joanna Evans [3] Swimming
37Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Abdullah Hel Baki [29] Shooting
38Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei Amaliah Matali [3] Lawn bowls
39Flag of India.svg  India P. V. Sindhu [30] Badminton
40Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia Muhammad Hakimi Ismail [31] Athletics
41Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Usman Amjad Rathore [32] Weightlifting
42Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Teo Shun Xie [33] Shooting
43Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Chinthana Vidanage [34] Weightlifting
44Flag of Anguilla.svg  Anguilla Mauriel Carty [3] Athletics
45Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda Priscilla Frederick [3] Athletics
46Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados Meagan Best [35] Squash
47Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  British Virgin Islands Kyron McMaster [36] Athletics
48Flag of the Cayman Islands (pre-1999).svg  Cayman Islands Carl Morgan [37] Athletics
49Flag of Dominica.svg  Dominica Mitchel Davis [3] Athletics
50Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada Kurt Felix [3] Athletics
51Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Alia Atkinson [38] Swimming
52Flag of Montserrat.svg  Montserrat Julius Morris [3] Athletics
53Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia Levern Spencer [3] Athletics
54Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis St Clair Hodge [39] Beach volleyball
55Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Kineke Alexander [3] Athletics
56Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago Michelle-Lee Ahye [40] Athletics
57Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg  Turks and Caicos Islands Latoya Rigby [3] Shooting
58Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands Patricia Taea [41] Athletics
59Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji Apolonia Vaivai [42] Weightlifting
60Flag of Kiribati.svg  Kiribati David Katoatau [43] Weightlifting
61Flag of Nauru.svg  Nauru Itte Detenamo [3] Weightlifting
62Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Sophie Pascoe [44] Para swimming
63Flag of Niue.svg  Niue Pau Blumsky [3] Lawn bowls
64Flag of Norfolk Island.svg  Norfolk Island Hadyn Evans [45] Lawn bowls
65Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea Vero Nime [46] Para table tennis
66Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa Lauititi Lui [47] Weightlifting
67Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands Jenly Tegu Wini [48] Weightlifting
68Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga Magan Maka [49] Boxing
69Flag of Tuvalu.svg  Tuvalu Manuila Raobu [3] Weightlifting
70Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu Miller Pata [50] Beach volleyball
71Flag of Australia.svg  Australia Mark Knowles [51] Hockey

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